Continuity of service and longer term retention of doctors training as general practitioners in the Remote Vocational Training Scheme
Strong service continuity outcomes have been achieved by the RVTS, which supports mostly international medical graduates in locations typified by the highest workforce turnover. This suggests that continuity of service could be improved for remote and First Nations communities through place-based retention-focused programs like the RVTS.
Authors
- Patrick Giddings
- Belinda O’Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4068-3240)
- Matthew McGrail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6901-8845)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Toowoomba Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Albury Wodonga Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Central Queensland University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Medical Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52448
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.21
Funders
- Australian Government
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government